Honors the patron saint of Copacabana and Bolivia. Copacabana holds an especially big bash, and pilgrims and dancers come from Peru and around Bolivia. There’s much music, traditional Aymará dancing, drinking and fe…

Easter Week celebrations fill the town with pilgrims on Good Friday – some walk the 158km from La Paz – to do penance at the Stations of the Cross on Cerro Calvario. Beginning at the cathedral at dusk, pilgrims join…

Copacabana stages its biggest event during the first week of August. It’s characterized by round-the-clock music, parades and brass band performances as well as fireworks displays. This coincides with an annual pilg…

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